Plant Engineer

IKO North America; Ashcroft; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Long-term Disability

Short-term Disability

RRSP Match

Paid Vacation

Employee Assistance Program

Tuition reimbursement

Service Awards

Employee Perks & Discounts

Job summary

IKO Industries Ltd. in Ashcroft, BC is seeking a Plant Engineer to lead projects from concept through fabrication and commissioning within our production facility.

Reporting to the Plant Manager, you will optimize cost, quality, productivity and reliability, and guide continuous improvement activities, supervising installation and maintenance teams and coordinating external contractors as needed. The ideal candidate has a Bachelor of Engineering and 3–5 years of progressive industrial production

Qualifications

• 3-5 years progressive industrial production experience.
• Bachelor of Engineering degree or equivalent.
• Strong time and project management, organizational and analytical skills.
• Proactive with a proven record of leading projects.
• Experience with Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).

Responsibilities

• Oversee design, construction, maintenance of equipment and facilities.
• Assist quarry operations and manage rock inventory.
• Lead project improvements to reduce costs and improve quality.
• Ensure environmental, health and safety standards.
• Coordinate tendering and external sourcing.

Skills

Time management

Project management

Organizational skills

Analytical skills

Teamwork

Accountability

Proactive mindset

Education

Bachelor of Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

IKO Industries Ltd. is a market leader in the manufacturing of roofing and building materials. IKO is a Canadian owned and operated business with production facilities worldwide and has many years of unparalleled success in the roofing materials industry. Quality, integrity, and trustworthiness are the values that underlie this success, and we have built this company by hiring people who hold these values. People like you!

Job Description

Reporting to the Plant Manager, the Plant Engineer will manage projects from conception and design to fabrication and commissioning. Typical projects would include infrastructure upgrades and improvements to systems that support production enhancement of quality or quantity.

The Plant Engineer has a primary function to provide technical leadership to optimize cost, quality, productivity and reliability. This includes leading teams in continuous improvement activities to achieve and sustain results in the areas of Engineering as well as being accountable to research, develop and implement tasks, methodologies and best practices for the Company.

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Plant Location

IG Machines and Fibers Ltd - 3745 Barnes Lake Rd, Ashcroft, BC

Benefits

• Competitive salary - $110,000 - $130,000
• Health Insurance (includes Virtual Health, and HCSA), Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance, Long-term Disability, Short-term Disability
• RRSP Match
• Paid Vacation
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Engagement Events
• Awards and Recognition
• Tuition reimbursement
• Service Awards
• Employee Perks & Discounts

Job Responsibilities

• Oversee design, construction, modification and maintenance of equipment, machinery and facilities. Includes supervision of installation contractors or maintenance personnel
• Assist Quarry operations (including blasting and quarry development), ensures sufficient rock inventory for production. Includes supervision of ~5 contractors
• Work with Quarry engineer on dump operations including managing production waste removal and ensuring dump construction compliance to design. Includes supervision of 3 contactors
• Installation and commissioning of new production equipment and processes
• Troubleshoot and improve existing processes
• Providing technical leadership and defining and resolving process problems through individual and team-based continuous improvement activities and structured problem solving methods
• Provides engineering oversight to the facility infrastructure (boilers, HVAC, compressed air, power transmission etc.)
• Implements project improvements that drive manufacturing performance in efficiency, waste reduction, cost reduction, and quality
• Making observations and taking measurements directly, as well as collecting and interpreting data from the other technical and operating staff involved in order to develop and implement process improvements
• Establishes standards and policies to reduce environmental impact
• Implementing engineering controls to improve health and safety
• Facilitating government inspections and ensuring code compliance
• Equipment acquisition
• Prepares tendering documents and contracts for external sourcing
• Performs other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• 3-5 years progressive industrial production experience (crushing, screening, or mining experience an asset)
• Bachelor of Engineering degree or similar or a suitable combination of experience and education
• Excellent time and project management, organizational, production planning, scheduling, and analytical skills
• Demonstrated initiative and proven record of taking on projects in a proactive manner to reach strategic outcomes
• Established PC & software skills in Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint etc.)
• Exhibits values of integrity, respect for others, teamwork, collaboration and accountability
• Considered a plus if experience includes:
  • PMP Certification
  • Mine Supervisor Certificate
  • Shift Boss Ticket
  • Six Sigma or Lean Certification
  • First Aid Training
  • Mine Rescue Training

Note: This is a safety sensitive position

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Benefits of Employment:

IKO recognizes that its success is due to the strength of its employees. A primary goal of IKO is to promote individual employee's sense of accomplishment and contribution so that employees enjoy their association with IKO. The Company invests in its employees so that they are the most knowledgeable in the industry, and undertakes great efforts to nurture loyalty to, and teamwork at, IKO. We are pleased to offer competitive compensation, health care, a progressive and challenging workplace and a commitment to teamwork and integrity.

Diversity and Equal Opportunity Employment:

IKO Industries Ltd. is an equal opportunity employer.

We are committed to diversity and inclusion and are pleased to consider all qualified applicants for employment without consideration to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status or disability.

IKO Industries Ltd. encourages and welcomes applications from people with disabilities.

Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.